Chapter 50:
"His Royal Highness, several elders from the Jew community are requesting to meet you. Do you want to meet them?" In the afternoon, Wilhelm was "painting" in the garden, and Annie came to report.
Wilhelm didn't stop the brush in his hand and said. "Bring them here." After all, a lot of Jews were arrested this time, and their unity will definitely make some people come out to inquire about the situation.
After a while, Annie brought in a few old men in Jewish robes and caps, the youngest of whom was probably in his 50s. When they came in, the old man standing in the front saluted him. "Salute to you, your honorable Majesty Wilhelm. I am Elder Bloom of the Jewish Association. Thank you very much for taking the time to meet us in your busy schedule."
Wilhelm waved the brush in his hand and smiled. "Elder Bloom, are you joking, do I look busy to you?"
Bloom shook his head quickly. "I dare not. In my opinion, the horse drawn by His Royal Highness has both the style of Western paintings and the freehand brushwork of Eastern traditional painting. The brush and ink are smooth and full of form and spirit."
It's so cool to hear others flatter me, no wonder the ancient emperors tend to believe in flattering and treacherous ministers rather than loyal ministers who speak up.
But Wilhelm hadn't gotten to the point of being confused by a few flatteries. "You don't need to flatter, Elder Bloom, I know your intentions. But first I want to ask if you are a reformer or a conservative in the Judah Church?"
Reformer Jews, also known as "enlightened" or "progressive" Jews. It emerged from Germany in the 1820s and then developed into the United States. It advocates abandoning all practices that cause the isolation of Jews from the rest of the world; it advocates reforming Jew's ordinances according to the Christian model. When worshiping, men and women sit without distinction. They don't have to wear a cap to cover their head, and pray silently or as quietly as possible.
Reformists were opposed by most Jews in Germany, and were even less popular among the Jews in Eastern Europe, but they developed rapidly in the United States. In 1885, the Faith Program was established. Chapter 5 announced that it would abandon the various taboos from eating and drinking, as well as the clothing and customs that lagged behind the times. They did not truly support Judaism, and advocated that Jews of different countries also believe in the same.
The conservative Jews are actually an enlightened group between the orthodox and the reformists, which emerged in Germany in the middle of the 19th century. It advocates "coordinating Judah religion with modern science" and establishing justice on earth. It does not insist on taking the Five Classics as the eternal truth. It believes that the meaning of religion is to understand and practice its spirit.
However, conservatives also attach importance to the symbolic meaning of religious rituals, insist that baby boys should be circumcised, observe dietary taboos, observe various festivals, pray before meals, give thanks after meals, and wear hats during worship. Conservatives pay special attention to integrating the Judah religion with the Judah culture and the Judah nation, and support the Judah rejuvenation from a cultural perspective. After World War II, it developed rapidly in North America.
As for the orthodox faction, they believe that there must be no less or more of the 613 regulations taught by the Judah, otherwise, according to the Talmud, they are heretics. This is simply living like an extremist.
Elder Bloom thought for a while and said seriously. "Uh, I'm a reformist."
Wilhelm put down the brush in his hand, turned to Elder Bloom, and said with a serious face. "Since you are a reformist, I'll just say it straight. I remember the number of Jews in Germany a few years ago was about 600,000 to 700,000. At that time, someone suggested to my grandfather that you should all be deported.
But our neighboring countries also don't like you Jews so much, so where to send them? At that time, I was in the Soviet Union to discuss business. Some people said to take that opportunity to drive you all to the Soviet Union.
Maybe we Germans hate the Jews more than other countries. Elder Bloom, you must have heard of the popular "Legend of Stabbing the Back" a few years ago, right? "
After the end of the war, many people still believed that Germany was not truly defeated in the First World War, it should have been a victorious country.
After all, German soldiers broke through the French defense line and went straight to Paris.
"During the war, some of your Jewish businessmen produced a batch of substandard guns and sold them to hostile countries for profit, killing many of our soldiers in vain.
You organized strikes from time to time, because of that there were no guns or bullets in the front battlefield, so we had to retreat even after we won the war. Then the international community did not want to fight anymore and wanted to end this war (it is rumoured that the Jews had a large dominant force in that process), the international community promised Germany that as long as we voluntarily admit defeat, the war will end, and they will compensate us and will not embarrass us.
But what was the result? Being forced into desperation, His Majesty the Emperor endured great shame and signed the surrender letter. Then we were subjected to various abuses and all kinds of bewilderment by the German people. Why did we win the war but became a defeated country? Such a shame. After analyzing the reasons, we came to the conclusion that we were betrayed by the Jews and deceived by the international community."
" When the whole world hardly gave you Jews a good face, our Germany gave you citizenship and gave you all the rights a citizen should have. But you repay us like this. In the critical moment you stabbed us in the back. How similar is this to the story of Jews, Elder Bloom?!"
Snap! The brush in Wilhelm's suddenly broke. The few Judah elders behind Bloom were shocked. They felt the killing intent in Wilhelm's eyes and thought they would be dragged down and shot dead in the next moment.
"Your Highness..." Elder Bloom took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face.
Wilhelm interrupted him with a wave. "It's no wonder that many people say that you Jews are greedy parasites, being rich and unkind, having no sense of honor or morality. Now back to the main topic, Elder Bloom, do you really don't know what kind of crimes were committed by the people I have arrested? "